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if they misuse it, the laws tell you if you violate the laws you should be punished. >> and the laws have caught up with the new technology. >> that may be the issue we should be discussing. it's the technology that exists today not the delivery system. >> our laws need to be as sophisticated as the people that are potentially breaking them. i think that's what we are headed to. thank you very much. >> senator cruz. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, all of the witnesses, for coming and testifying today. it seems to me that drones are a technological tool that, as with most tools, can be used productively or can be abused. hen we think about our conduct overseas, in particular in counterterrorism, i think drones have proven effective tool in certain circumstances, and in particular have enabled us to deal with terrorists without placing service men and women directly in harm's way. at the same time, it seems to me that overseas our conduct needs to be consistent with the laws of war. and domestically in the united states that our conduct and all circumstances needs to be consiste
if they misuse it, the laws tell you if you violate the laws you should be punished. >> and the laws have caught up with the new technology. >> that may be the issue we should be discussing. it's the technology that exists today not the delivery system. >> our laws need to be as sophisticated as the people that are potentially breaking them. i think that's what we are headed to. thank you very much. >> senator cruz. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, all of the...
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to pass this law. few policies reflect common sense like keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals. if we're going to accomplish that goal, we must address this gaping hole with the lack of federal laws punishing gun trafficking and straw purchasing. now is the time to act. we have a real opportunity to enact and to fix this hole in the law and to prevent holes in the hearts of the american people. i am very proud to be a co-sponsor of the gun trafficking prevention act and the straw purchaser penalty enhancement act to do just that. for families of newtown and families across this country who are affected by gun violence, for children and police officers and first responders everywhere who put their lives on the line for us every day and for all those whose lives are at risk today because of illegal guns, let's meet the call of the american people to strengthen the penalties for gun trafficking and straw purchasing. i urge my colleagues to support this very laudable legislation and i urge members
to pass this law. few policies reflect common sense like keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals. if we're going to accomplish that goal, we must address this gaping hole with the lack of federal laws punishing gun trafficking and straw purchasing. now is the time to act. we have a real opportunity to enact and to fix this hole in the law and to prevent holes in the hearts of the american people. i am very proud to be a co-sponsor of the gun trafficking prevention act and the straw...
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doma was a law passed by the house and the senate and signed into law by president clinton. in our system of government the administration doesn't get to decide what's constitutional. the supreme court does. and our lawsuit was to make sure that the proper forum was used to make sure that we know what's constitutional and what isn't. , you're to ask you back for three straight weeks after two weeks off. are you going to stick your -- >> dollar for dollar is the plan. we have not -- we have had some discussions but not any big discussions at this point. >> on that point do you foresee now the issue the sequester, government funding bill, debt limit, all been pushed to august, are you hoping to having those conversations with the president once again? are we gearing down to a showdown in august allah -- ala 2011? >> you're asking me a question i can't answer. we have made clear that to get rid of the sequester we need cuts and reforms that will put us on a path to balance the budget over 10 years. the president has been clear that we are not -- he's not going to address our en
doma was a law passed by the house and the senate and signed into law by president clinton. in our system of government the administration doesn't get to decide what's constitutional. the supreme court does. and our lawsuit was to make sure that the proper forum was used to make sure that we know what's constitutional and what isn't. , you're to ask you back for three straight weeks after two weeks off. are you going to stick your -- >> dollar for dollar is the plan. we have not -- we...
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it's time for us to revaive reagan's law. for lib -- revive reagan's law. for liberty to expand, government must sh ring. [applause] for the economy to grow, government must get out of the way. this month i'll propose a five-year balanced budget. my budget eliminates the department of education. [applause] and devolves money back to the states where they belong. my five-year budget will create millions of jobs by cutting the corporate income tax in half. by creating a flat personal income tax of 17%. and cutting the regulations that are strangling american business. the only stimulus ever proven to work is leaving more money in the hands of those who earned it. the constitution must be our guide for conservatives to win nationally, we must stand for something. we must stand on principle. we must stand for something so powerful and so popular that it brings together people from the left and the right and the middle. we need a republican party that shows up on the south side of chicago and shouts at the top of our lungs we are the party of jobs and opportunit
it's time for us to revaive reagan's law. for lib -- revive reagan's law. for liberty to expand, government must sh ring. [applause] for the economy to grow, government must get out of the way. this month i'll propose a five-year balanced budget. my budget eliminates the department of education. [applause] and devolves money back to the states where they belong. my five-year budget will create millions of jobs by cutting the corporate income tax in half. by creating a flat personal income tax...
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labor law protection as a major component of enforcement of the laws is an extremely important deterrent to future unlawful immigration. host: story from politico earlier this month. senate stop on lower skilled workers. -- stuck on low-skilled workers. talk about this effort. guest: the issue of any future immigrants who come on employment-based visas is but that the fault line. chamber of commerce and afl-cio have been in negotiations. it seems they may have stalled in recent days. both the chamber and afl and the union knows there is some political momentum behind it immigration reform this year that they can't be what holds up immigration reform. a so, we are hopeful they will reach an agreement. one of the challenges is given the unemployment rate we have today, it is hard to make the argument from the business perspective that there are not enough u.s. workers today to fill those jobs. obviously for high skilled workers, many of the high-tech companies believe there is a labor shortage. so, there needs to be at least some initial agreement about some basic things that both unions a
labor law protection as a major component of enforcement of the laws is an extremely important deterrent to future unlawful immigration. host: story from politico earlier this month. senate stop on lower skilled workers. -- stuck on low-skilled workers. talk about this effort. guest: the issue of any future immigrants who come on employment-based visas is but that the fault line. chamber of commerce and afl-cio have been in negotiations. it seems they may have stalled in recent days. both the...
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that's what the law says. we think that that's a better approach than handing everything over to insurance companies and the republican plan to give seniors a voucher premium support, i don't care what you call it. it's bad news, because seniors will be getting this thing, but the value of that thing doesn't keep up with the rising health care costs. the chairman mentioned prescription drug part d. it came in under projected costs. one reason was, you had more generic drugs on the entire market, not just the medicare market. but the other major reason was, guess what? 25% fewer people enrolled in part d. you had fewer partnership panels and it cost less, 25%. now it is simply wrong to say that the republican voucher plan for medicare is like part d prescription drug or like the federal employee health benefit plan, which we have referred to many times before, because the difference is, and it goes to the core of this issue, both those plans, part d and the federal employee health benefit plan have provisions t
that's what the law says. we think that that's a better approach than handing everything over to insurance companies and the republican plan to give seniors a voucher premium support, i don't care what you call it. it's bad news, because seniors will be getting this thing, but the value of that thing doesn't keep up with the rising health care costs. the chairman mentioned prescription drug part d. it came in under projected costs. one reason was, you had more generic drugs on the entire...
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yet under the law the president's now 45 days late on releasing his budget. and so what kind of set of priorities does that show the fact that the president doesn't think it's important enough to meet the legal deadline to file his own budget. he's 45 days late and we know his final four picks. we're laying this plan forward to get a balanced budget and to get our economy moving and start putting some pro-growth policies in place so we can create jobs in this country. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. chairman. i now yield one minute to the distinguished new member from florida, ms. frankel. the chair: the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. frankel: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to explain my strong opposition to the republican budget and strong support of the democrat budget amendment because it offers a balanced approach that is fair to seniors, the middle class and invest in the right priorities. i want to give a
yet under the law the president's now 45 days late on releasing his budget. and so what kind of set of priorities does that show the fact that the president doesn't think it's important enough to meet the legal deadline to file his own budget. he's 45 days late and we know his final four picks. we're laying this plan forward to get a balanced budget and to get our economy moving and start putting some pro-growth policies in place so we can create jobs in this country. with that i yield back the...
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what you see reflected here, the red line representing current law, you see the path that current law has our deficits on. folks say that looks good. we are headed straight down. looks like congress is doing a lot of work. yes and no. we are headed down. we are headed down from record deficits begun in the obama administration. record deficits, deficits four times higher than the worst deficit ever experienced in the bush administration. bush administration was the former record holder for the most deficit spending in this country. president obama dwarfs that and goes four times higher. i came into this freshman class, mr. speaker, freshman class of almost 100 folks on both sides of the aisle who he decided that to run for congress because they wanted to solve problems. they didn't want to talk about who to blame, they wanted to talk about how they could solve the problems. we got together over the last two years and we turned the corner on those rising deficits, begin to bring deficits back down. but when these tools that we have been able to put in place, mr. speaker, expire, those
what you see reflected here, the red line representing current law, you see the path that current law has our deficits on. folks say that looks good. we are headed straight down. looks like congress is doing a lot of work. yes and no. we are headed down. we are headed down from record deficits begun in the obama administration. record deficits, deficits four times higher than the worst deficit ever experienced in the bush administration. bush administration was the former record holder for the...